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GEORGE W. BRADFORD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 80,126, dated July 21,1868.

STOVE-PIPE SUSPENDER.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Guones W. BRADFORD, of Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented a new and improved Device for Supporting Stove-Pipes; and I do hereby declare that the following is-a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification.

This invention relates ten new and improved means for supporting stove-pipes, and is designed to supersede the pieces of wire which are now used for such purpose, and are wrapped around the pipe one or more times previous to having their ends connected to the ceiling or otherfixture. These exclusive wire supports do not have a very neat appearance, and, besides, they are very liable to be shifted in position.

My invention consists in providing a flexible orjointed hand to encompass the stove-pipe; said band beingconstructed and arranged in such a manner that it maybe expanded or contracted to suit the diameter of the pipe to which it is to be applied, and provided with loops or eyes at opposite sides, for the purpose of attaching wires, by which the band and pipe are suspended from the ceiling or other convenient fixture.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings v I Figure 1 is a section of my invention, taken in the line a: :v, fig. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents aband, constructed of sheet iron, and provided with a hinge, a, at its centre, to insure a requisite degree of adjustment or flexibility. One end of this band is slotted longitudinally, as shown at b, and the other end'has a set-screw, c, attached, which passes through the slot Z1, and has thumb-nut cl on its upper or outer end.

By this means, it will be seen that the band A maybe expanded or contracted at will to suit the diameter of the pipe (shown in red) to which it is to be applied, and also be firmly secured on the pipe, so as to effectually preclude any slipping or sliding-thereon, the ends of the band being fitted in a loop, 18

The most desirable way of making this band would be to use Russia sheet iron as a material, with a bead, c, struck or'swaged up at each edge.

To the band A, at opposite points, there are attached loops or cyes'ff, in which wires 9 g are secured, for

the purpose of suspending the band and pipe from a ceiling or other fixture;

I would remark that, in case quite thin sheet metal be used for the band, the hinge a may be dispensed with, but it would be most desirable to have good heavy stock for the band, and the latter formed of two parts connected by a hinge.

By this simple means, stove-pipes may not only be firmly suspended and supported, but' in a much neater manner than usual, and without the liability of the support or means of suspension shifting out of itsproper position. 'I

Having described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The flexible band A, provided at its ends with the slot and set-screw, or other equivalent fastening, for securiii'g the band on the stove-pipe, and also provided with loops or eyesff, at opposite sides, to receive wires, by which the stove-pipe is-suspended from the ceiling or other fixture, substantially as shown and described.

GEORGE W. BRADFORD.

Witnesses:

ALEX. F. Ronrn'rs, JAMES T. GRAHAM. 

